Learn, Relax and Enjoy - 29

Lessons on life - Seasons

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall.

When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no it was covered with green buds and full of promise. The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall. Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest. Don't judge life by one difficult season. Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come some time or later.

Spelling Test

1)questionnaire            questionaire              questioninaire

2)definate                        defenate                    definite

3)Where is it?                Were is it?                Wear is it?

4)highly responcible     highly responsible             highly responsibile

5)very useful      very usefull   very usefule

6)a complementary drink  a complimentary drink   a complementory rink

7)He critisised the plan    He critisissed the plan    He criticised the plan

8)an independent report   an indipendant reportan   independant report

9)She refered to Bush     She referred to Bush      She reffered to Bush

10)open-ended catagories  open-ended categories   open-ended catogories

1) Martin ..... a new job last week. (start)(STARTED)
2) Anita ..... to a party last Saturday. (go)(WENT)
3) She ..... her bicycle to work every day last week. (ride)(RODE)
4) I'm very tired. I ..... very badly last night. (sleep)(SLEPT)

5)I don't feel well. I think I ..... too much beer last night. (drink)(DRANK)

6) My son ..... a lot of homework last night. (do)(DID)

7) My sister ..... a birthday cake last week. (bake)(BAKED)

8) Susan and Michael ..... to Salzburg two days ago. (drive)(DROVE)

9) Jane ..... her mother to the theatre last Saturday. (take)(TOOK)

10) Last week Mary ..... a cold. (have)(HAD)

Test your intelligence. - Read the question and give your immediate answer.

1)You are running a marathon and overtake the runner who is currently in second place. Which position are you now in?

Ans:If your answer is that you are now in first place, then your answer is wrong. You overtook

the person in second place - so now you are in second place.

2)If you overtake the runner currently in last place, which position are you now in?

If you answered that you are now in second-last position you are completely wrong. It's not

possible to overtake the runner in last position. If you are behind them, then they can't be in last position.The situation is impossible - so your answer should have been 'impossible'.

3)Let's try a mathematics question now.

Start with 1000.        Add 40.          Add another 1000.   Add 30.    Add 1000 again.

Add 20.          Add 1000 again.       Add 10 more.            What's the total?

Ans: Is your answer 5000?            Yes?   Then you've made a mistake.

The correct answer is 4100.           Try again if you got it wrong!

4)Marie's father has 5 daughters.They are called:  1.Chacha    2.Cheche    3.Chichi    4.Chocho

 ??????          What is the fifth daughter called?

Ans: Did you write Chuchu? If you did, it's wrong. The answer is Marie.Read the question again!

1)What ‘R’ is to cause continuing irritation? Rankle

2)What ‘G’ is to eat or drink greedily? Guzzle

3)What ‘Z’ is the outer peel of citrus fruits? Zest

4)What ‘A’ is a weapons storage place? Arsenal

5)What ‘V’ means word for word? Verbatim

6)What ‘U’ is going beyond what is openly said or shown? Ulterior

7)What ‘I’ is the first step in the attainment of a goal? Initiative

8)What ‘L’ are you at when  disagreeing with someone? Loggerheads

9)What ‘F’ is a self-employed writer? Freelance

10)What ‘J’ is the side post of a doorway? Jamb

Clear communication - War of Words 

A king sent a message to the ruler of a neighboring country. The message read: "Send me a blue diamond as large as a pigeon's egg or else..."

The king on getting the message wrote back:

"We don't have such a diamond and if we had..."

The first king got very angry and declared war on his neighbor. The fighting went on for several months till a third king arranged a meeting between the two warring rulers. So they met and the first king said to the other: "What did you mean when you said, 'Send me a blue diamond as large as a pigeon's egg or else...'?"

"Why," he replied, "I meant a blue diamond as large as a pigeon's egg or else... some other diamond. I love diamonds. But what did you mean when you said, 'We don't have such a diamond and if we had-'?"

"It is easy to guess my meaning," said the other man. "What I wanted to say was, if we had such a diamond we would have gladly sent it to you."

The Kings pledged to write more clearly in future communications and embraced and made peace.

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Buxone Out Of The Box September 02, 2017